Settlement in the Bulyea area began between 1882 and 1883 with arrivals from Scotland, England, and Ireland, followed by German and Norwegian settlers in nearby districts. Rail service was established in 1905 when the Canadian Pacific Railway line from Lipton to Strasbourg was completed, attracting new settlers. By 1908, Bulyea had several businesses and three grain elevators. The rail line from Regina to Bulyea was finished in 1911.
Bulyea was incorporated as a village in 1909 and named after George Hedley Vicars Bulyea. Born in Gagetown, New Brunswick in 1859, Bulyea moved west in 1892, spending a year in Winnipeg before settling in Qu’Appelle in 1893. He was elected to the North-West Territories Assembly in 1894 and became the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta in 1905.
On July 1, 1925, Pool Elevator No.1 was inaugurated in Bulyea. The first load, fifty-seven bushels of No. 2 wheat, was delivered by Pool delegate P.B. Thompson, who received a $65.55 voucher. With a capacity of 30,000 bushels in 21 bins, the elevator operated until 1968, when a new grain elevator was built and the original was repurposed for storage. The Bulyea elevator ceased operations in 2000.

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